The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-06-02
PERSONAL MENTION.

What the Newspapers Say of People who
Are Much Talked About.
Jay Gould is assessed for S1OO, 900 and no
more in New York.
Elbridge Gerry was the first person in New
York to come out with fur cap.
Justice Mansfield, of Verona, n. Y, is the
oldest justice of the peace in the United
States, being 81 years old.
William H. Peck, the story writer, has in
Florida an orange grove, a pineapple patch,
q yacht and a sea beach.
Professor Huxley, in his retirement, will
try to keep the wolf from the door with a
pension of 81 500 a year.
Miss Kate Fields favorite saddle horse is
Tuck, a coal black stallion, upon which she
takes daily exercise in Washington.
The mother of Gen. Boulanger, French
minister of war, was an English woman, and
the general speaks and writes English excel
lently.
Bicyclist Stevens, having made his legs his
his compasses and seen the world on the top
of bicycle, will eat his Christmas pie in
America if all goes well with him.
Mrs "Jennie June" Croly says that she is
still occupying the editorial chair at DEM
orests publishing house, all reports to the
contrary being false.
Frank Siddall, the Philadelphia soap man,
SAYS: II have confined my advertising en-
tirely to newspapers. The man who does not
read newspaper does not use soap"
Gen. Miles says that he never had but one
opinion concerning the Indians since the first
arrow was SHOT into him by hostile: They
should be planted around the roots Of grape
vines as fertilizer.
Ex-Congressman Root, Of Arkansas, be-
heves that there is going to be a great
southwestern boom, and Arkansas will lead
that march Of progress, embracing manu-
factories, diversified agriculture, lumber
shipments and mineral development"
Admiral Porter proposes to write another
book as soon as his health has grown better.
He received $4,000 bonus for his naval his
tory, and gets a royalty of 20 per cent. on
all the books sold. Thus far he has received
about $500 in all.
Sam Jones had q mixture of success and
failure in Canada. He was very popular
with many and made money, but was
severely criticised by press and pulpit. The
clergymen of the Church OF, England accused
him of blasphemy, while he shocked many
laymen by his use of tobacco.
Mr.. Gladstone, in response to a request to
contribute to book defining the Liberal
programme. says: "My friends forget my
years. hold on to politics in the hope of
possibly helping to settle the Irish question.
But general operations of the party and par
ticu1ar subjects am obliged and intend to
leave to the hands of Others"
Roscoe Conkling, it is often remarked,
never forgets his politeness. Several persons
WITH him In an elevator Of the United bank
building one day this week observed him
turn partly around on leaving the elevator
and PLEASANTLY say "Good morning" to the
elevator man The great lawyer has again
donned the dark blue pea jacket which he
wore during the famous Broadway investiga-
ton, and the hat he wears Is still Of the
SLOUGH style. similar to that worn by the
Grand Army veterans.
Henry D. Wolfe has returned from a
YEARS. sojourn near Cape Lisburte, ON the
Alaskan. coast, about $50 miles within the
Arctic circle He had charge Of whaling
station there, and utilized his large leisure by
making sledge journeysas far north as Point
Barrow, and over a large extent Of territory
In the extreme northwest corner Of Alaska.
He has fourteen boxes1 Of curios for the
Smithsonian institution, aid has gathered
much valuable data in regard to the customs
and traditions Of the natives
The other day citizen George Frarcis Train
solemnly announced that he would not any
longer talk to even the children who had for
years formed the sole recipients Of his-collo-
quail condolences. Henceforth, like Iago, lie
would never speak word. That same afteft
noon on my way through Madison square Z
came upon the great recorstructor of modern
society, loliing on his bench, surrounded by a
ten deep crowd and gambling like steam
man to ono of the mob. He talked SO fast
that it was absolutely impossible to make out
what he was saying, but this did not seem to
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